It's always worth remembering the fundamentals, whether you're training a puppy or an older dog, teaching something new or problem solving an unwanted behaviour the same fundamentals will ALWAYS hold true.

Left to their own devices, dogs will do what they want to do whenever they want to do it. When dogs live with us as pets, more accurately they will do whatever they're allowed to do, whenever they're allowed to

To be frank…that’s none of my business! It’s only my business when you bring your dog to me for antisocial and out of control behaviour.
If your dog is a little darling of a cupcake and sleeps in your bed and

Leadership is recognising and honouring the fact that your dog is an animal with their own needs...not a human, not a baby, not a toy and not an outlet for your boundless love and attention. If you go down that

It is our experience that the fastest way to toilet train your puppy is to use a dog crate.
Crate training works because dogs don’t like to soil their beds. The alternative for the puppy is therefore to hold itself even

When people get a puppy they may have underestimated the amount of time and attention that they need to invest to ensure that their new family member grows into a well adjusted dog.
A sample schedule for part of the day

“I should probably take him for some training but I don’t want one of those robot dogs”.
I’ve heard this a few times recently from people whose dogs are completely out of control. What is a robot dog? I’m not sure

When you’re out and about and you encounter someone who is distressed and barely keeping their shit together because they’re in charge of a dog that has clearly lost the place – dragging their owner around screaming, barking, straining at

Could you teach someone a new dance when they’re sitting on the floor facing the opposite directions with their headphones in?
Ever tried to have a rational discussion with a three year old in a tantrum? Do you think you could?
Do

You’ll hear me talking a lot of about motivation and value. What is it? What does my dog perceive to have value?
We use a lot of food and toys in our training progams. Is this motivation? For some dogs, yes.

When do we add a consequence for non-compliance or bad behaviour? My dog is just being stubborn/naughty/disobedient!
We believe really strongly in building a solid foundation of clearly understood obedience in all dogs. This is why our residential training programs all